ABTA’s latest report takes a wide-ranging look at the impacts of travel and tourism, both positive and negative, and proposes a framework to guide its own activities as well as action points for the wider the travel industry and policymakers. The report includes many helpful examples of best practice across the sector.
Despite COVID-19, the Sustainable Tourism Awards by Skal International, received 44 entries from 23 countries. The winners were independently evaluated on leadership criteria in sustainability, encompassing tangible and measurable benefits to the environment, to society and to the communities in which they operate. Congratulations to the winners!
Malawi-based tour operator, The Responsible Safari Company, specialises in sustainable, educational and philanthropic travel experiences. Despite the devastating effects of the pandemic on their business, the company have declared a climate emergency and signed up to the guiding principles outlined by the Future Of Tourism Coalition. For managing director, Kate Webb, improving economic resilience goes hand in hand with protecting local ecosystems.
Responsible travel company Better Places launched successful campaign 'Dream Now, Travel Later' to stay connected with travellers and highlight the plight of their local teams. So far their innovative crowd-funding efforts have raised an impressive 65,000 euros for their teams of guides and drivers affected by the pandemic.
COVID-19 has demonstrated that changes must be made in order to support and secure the future of travel. It has also brought to the fore how central the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals are in supporting the responsible recovery of the tourism sector. Here author Lindsay Grace Kinniburgh looks at what businesses can learn from the renowned paradise, Bawah Reserve.
